Planning application
39 Nightingale Road Rickmansworth Hertfordshire WD3 7DA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Tree Number - T1 Tree Type - Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Approx. Diameter at 1.5m - 0.5-1m Approx. Height - 17m Approx. Crown Spread Diameter - 12m Location - Front garden left hand boundary Service - Repollard Work Required - Re-pollard back to previous pruning points by removing approximately 3-4m from height and 2-3m lateral growth, to include removal of all epicormic upto crown break and basal growth Reason - as part of continued maintenance to control and contain overall size of tree due to proximity to house and root damage to driveway
As published by the council, reference 23/2094/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 23/2094/TPO
- Type
- Works to trees covered by a Tree Pres O
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Consent given on work to Tree apps
- Received
- 7 Dec 2023
- Validated
- 7 Dec 2023
- Decided
- 1 Feb 2024
- Ward
- Rickmansworth Town
- Parish
- Batchworth Community Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WD3 7DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Dec 2023
Received by Three Rivers
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1 Feb 2024
Decision issued: Consent given on work to Tree apps
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Three Rivers granted permission on 1 February 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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